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Picosecond all-optical switching using nonlinear Mach–Zehnder with silicon subwavelength grating and photonic wire arms

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We investigate the picosecond switching capabilities of a planar waveguide interferometric photonic device when used for all-optical wavelength conversion of one picosecond pulses. Our device comprises a subwavelength grating waveguide arm and a photonic wire waveguide arm in a Mach–Zehnder configuration, fabricated on the silicon-on-insulator material platform. No detrimental effects of pulse broadening for transient pulses were observed.

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  1. Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XW, UK

    I. Glesk

  2. Centre for Research in Photonics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

    P. J. Bock

  3. National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Canada

    P. Cheben, J. H. Schmid, J. Lapointe & S. Janz

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Glesk, I., Bock, P.J., Cheben, P. et al. Picosecond all-optical switching using nonlinear Mach–Zehnder with silicon subwavelength grating and photonic wire arms. Opt Quant Electron 44, 613–621 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-012-9609-5

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